this week, kaeotalai nonglong & his ensemble bring us some beautiful sounds of lanna! alexandra picked this one up for me on one of her trips to the north, and it's almost certainly my favorite recording of northern thai folk music. the recording is very intimate & raw; alot more engaging than much of the over-produced lanna music on the market. mr. kaeotalai (a.k.a. talai kanthachan) is from lamphun province and leads his ensemble on so fiddle & vocals. he is joined on side two by fellow singer ms. buanchan lintong, and together they are supported by a pi koy (small free-reed flute) and sueng (northern-style lute). a really exceptional recording, hope you enjoy!

this week, fantastic molam sounds from sabaithong phaophuri! i really haven't been able to find out much at all about ms. sabaithong (although 3 of her songs appear on vol. 1 of sublime frequencies' molam: thai country groove from isan). but what more do you need to know, besides that this tape is full of great, lo-fi, roots-rock molam? long, improvisatory khaen solos, overdriven hand drums & finger cymbals and isan's trademark basslines all come together in a flurry of musical activity beneath sabaithong's capable lam recitations... enjoy! (and if you know anything about our singer, please share!)

enchanting songs of thailand

a collection of great music made by the people of thailand; luk thung, luk krung, molam, regional folk styles & more. mostly recorded from tape, sound quality should be pretty good (unless stated otherwise). transliteration is done using the royal thai general system of transcription. feedback/re-upload requests/etc. always appreciated!